Coaches
Nathan Burton
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Nathan Burton
Played at Georgia Tech 2001-2004
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2008 | Georgia Tech | GA | GA | Chan Gailey (2005-2007), Paul Johnson (2008) |
| 2009 | Oklahoma State | GA | GA | Mike Gundy |
| 2010-2011 | UT Martin | Position | LB/DB | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Shorter | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 2014-2016 | West Alabama | DC | DC/DB/LB | not known |
| 2017 | NC State | Analyst | DQC | Dave Doeren* |
| 2018 | Temple | Position | DB | Geoff Collins |
| 2019-2021 | Georgia Tech | DC | Co-DC/S✓ | Geoff Collins |
| 2022 | New Orleans Breakers (unknown) | Position | DB | not known |
| 2023 | Kennesaw State | DC | DC✓ | not known |
| 2024- | Troy | DC | Co-DC/ILB✓ | Gerad Parker* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | Co-defensive coordinator | 91 | 107 | 84 | 109 | 130 |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | Co-defensive coordinator | 78 | 96 | 73 | 91 | 127 |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | Co-defensive coordinator | 113 | 113 | 112 | 78 | 130 |
| 2024 | Troy | Co-defensive coordinator | 85 | 101 | 87 | 7 | 134 |
| 2025 | Troy | Co-defensive coordinator | 51 | 47 | 48 | 85 | 136 |
| 2026 | Troy | Co-defensive coordinator | 51 | 62 | 53 | 51 | 138 |
Worked under
- Chan Gailey · Georgia Tech 2005-2007 (GA)
- Paul Johnson · Georgia Tech 2008 (GA)
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2009 (GA)
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2017 (Analyst)
- Geoff Collins · Temple 2018 (Position)
- Geoff Collins · Georgia Tech 2019-2021 (DC, Position)
- Gerad Parker* · Troy 2024-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Chan Gailey · Georgia Tech 2005-2007 · him GA, them Head coach
- Jon Tenuta · Georgia Tech 2005-2007 · him GA, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Patrick Nix · Georgia Tech 2005-2006 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Charles Kelly* · Georgia Tech 2006-2008 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Geoff Collins · Georgia Tech 2006-2021 · him DC, GA, Position, them Head coach, Other
- John Bond · Georgia Tech 2007 · him GA, them OC
- Brian Bohannon · Georgia Tech 2008 · him GA, them Position
- Dave Wommack · Georgia Tech 2008 · him GA, them DC
- Jeff Monken* · Georgia Tech 2008 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Lamar Owens · Georgia Tech 2008 · him GA, them Other
- Paul Johnson · Georgia Tech 2008 · him GA, them Head coach
- Bill Young · Oklahoma State 2009 · him GA, them DC
- Doug Meacham · Oklahoma State 2009 · him GA, them Position
- Glenn Spencer · Oklahoma State 2009 · him GA, them Position
- Graham Harrell · Oklahoma State 2009 · him GA, them Analyst
- Gunter Brewer · Oklahoma State 2009 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2009 · him GA, them Head coach
- Walt Bell · Oklahoma State 2009 · him GA, them Analyst
- Gerad Parker* · UT Martin 2010 · him Position, them Other
- Jason Simpson · UT Martin 2010-2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Kane Wommack · UT Martin 2010 · him Position, them Position
- Ryan Nielsen · UT Martin 2010 · him Position, them Position
- Maxwell Thurmond · West Alabama 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Chad Williams · West Alabama 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Aaron Henry · NC State 2017 · him Analyst, them Position
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2017 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Dave Huxtable · NC State 2017 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Desmond Kitchings · NC State 2017 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Dwayne Ledford · NC State 2017 · him Analyst, them Position
- Eddie Faulkner · NC State 2017 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · NC State 2017 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- George McDonald · NC State 2017 · him Analyst, them Position
- Kevin Patrick · NC State 2017 · him Analyst, them Position
- Andrew Thacker · Temple 2018 · him Position, them DC
- Dave Patenaude · Temple 2018 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Ed Foley · Temple 2018 · him Position, them Head coach, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Geoff Collins · Temple 2018 · him Position, them Head coach
- Andrew Thacker · Georgia Tech 2019-2021 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Brent Key* · Georgia Tech 2019-2021 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Dave Patenaude · Georgia Tech 2019-2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jason Semore · Georgia Tech 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Brian Bohannon · Kennesaw State 2023 · him DC, them Head coach
- Chandler Burks · Kennesaw State 2023 · him DC, them Position
- Chris Klenakis · Kennesaw State 2023 · him DC, them OC
- Dontae Wright · Troy 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Gerad Parker* · Troy 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Re'quan Boyette · Troy 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Sean Reagan · Troy 2024-2025 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Travis Pearson · Troy 2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Adam Austin · Troy 2026 · him DC, Position, them OC
Played together
- George Godsey · Georgia Tech 2001
- Eric Henderson · Georgia Tech 2002-2004